Public Sector Management

Overview

No longer offered: please view our courses on Public Policy and Administration.

Advance your career by completing a public sector management masters degree.

The public sector management master’s degree offers a solid grounding in management theory, the public sector management act, public sector expectations, culture, governance, policy and strategy enabling you to take a step up into more demanding roles as a senior executive. The courses are flexible and dynamic, offering mixed mode of delivery and a blend of work-based learning, workshops, and a virtual learning environment online.

Flinders University also offers the Master of Public Policy, which enables policy analysts and managers to become an expert on the fundamentals of public policy making, developing policy from start to finish, including analysing the problem, interpreting data, and undertaking professional research.

Courses

Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management

No longer offered

Duration: 1 year

Delivery mode:
On campus
Online

Availability:
Full-time
Part-time

Start dates:
March
July

Annual indicative fees (2021):
$24,216 (Full fee paying)

Further information on fees listed

Master of Public Sector Management

No longer offered

Duration: 1 - 2 years (depending on prior academic experience)

Delivery mode:
On campus
Online

Availability:
Full-time
Part-time

Start dates:
January
March
April
July
September

Annual indicative fees (2021):
$24,280 (Full fee paying)

Further information on fees listed

What you will study

Entry requirements

How to apply

Your career

Graduates are suitable for careers in management or leadership roles in the public service, local and national government or in private and non-government organisations.

Potential occupations include:·

Director General
Chief Executive
Secretary
Executive Director
Manager
Department Head.

What you will study

The study program includes a mixture of compulsory and elective topics, as well as individual research.

Topics cover areas such as contemporary public sector management, organisational politics, culture and management in the public sector, strategic change management, public financial management and a professional research project.

Some electives can be incorporated from other graduate programs including international relations, international business, environmental management, social work, public health and educational management.

Practical experience

Masters students have the opportunity to undertake an internship. A Flinders’ internship helps you graduate work-ready and provides experience directly related to a specialist area in your degree.

View study program

Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management

Master of Public Sector Management

Entry requirements

Graduate Diploma

Applicants for the graduate diploma must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent from an approved tertiary institution.

Masters

The Master of Public Sector Management is normally available to applicants who hold an approved degree or an equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.

Application requirements

Applicants must provide an electronic copy of either their original or certified copy of their Official Academic Transcript for all qualifications relevant to their application. Unofficial academic transcripts, statement of results, exam slips, screen shots of grades, AHEGS etc. will not be accepted.

If academic transcripts are in a language other than English, applicants must submit copies of both the original documents and full translations. Translations must show results for all subjects undertaken and be certified by an independent accredited translator. It is an applicant’s responsibility to comply with requests to provide further documentation, either in the original language or English translation.

Flinders graduates of a Bachelor degree or Flinders students currently completing their Bachelor degree at Flinders are not required to provide a copy of their official transcript for their Flinders course.

An application can be made for up to 3 courses in order of preference. You will be assessed for entry to the course you are eligible for as per your preferences.